Learning Activity 5-D-1

Lesson Plan Title:

Student resource page using multimedia

(The exact content requirements vary according to what we teach)

Concept / Topic To Teach:

Wiki collaboration
Flickr illustration
Embedding of photo or video
Photo licensing
Webliography

(content specific concepts, depending on our subject matter, such as summarizing results of a science lab, describing aspects of Roman urban infrastructure or English literature)

General Goal(s):

Introducing Students to work with Wikispaces, Flickr and other interactive media tools.

Specific Objectives:

Students will collaborate on and work at creating a wiki.
Students will find images from the web they are permitted to use (creative commons license)
Students will embed content into a wiki.
Students will cite web sources properly.
Students will post (science lab conclusions and vocabulary, aspects of Roman urban infrastructure, or Emily Dickinson's poems) to a class wiki, using type written responses and pictorial illustrations.

Required Materials:

Computers with internet access
(science lab data)
(science vocabulary notebook)
Student wiki page example

Step-By-Step Procedures:

Day 1:

A. Students are introduced to their workspace in the wikispace wiki the teacher has already set up for the class.
Throughout the project, they can access the following screencasts / tutorials in order to learn how to use wikispaces:

B. Students are also introduced to the project requirements:

> In your small group, you will create a resource page about (a science lab, aspects of Roman urban infrastructure, Emily Dickinson's poems )

Your resource page should include:
(Click here for an example)

one or more articles, diagrams or charts, divided into subtopics
3-5 illustrations of ( laboratory topic, the urban structure your are researching, Dickinson poems). You may either embed a slideshow, or just post the pictures as a gallery. Be sure to use public domain or creative commons licensed images only.
a flickr photostream or a video/ vodcast / podcast, embedded or linked; Click here for directions to embed a flickr photostream, Click here for directions to embed video, vodcast, podcast
external links to websites, blogs and/or videos, so the reader can 'drill down' for more information regarding your main topic
a reference / vocabulary section defining or explaining at least five terms you use in your post (for science you should select five vocab words from the lab and give an illustration with your definition or explanation.)
a 'works cited' section, in which you list the resources you used. Websites must be hyperlinked and cited properly. Give credit to photos and other media you use. Click here for directions on how to complete a works cited.

The exact content requirements vary according to what we teach (Science, English, Latin)

Subsequent Days (as needed):

Students are working independently on completing their resource pages, inside and outside the classroom.

Evaluation Rubric

	1 Beginner	2 Capable	3 Accomplished	4 Expert
Presentation X 1	- many words misspelled - many grammar errors - formatting makes post difficult to follow or read	- several spelling errors - several grammar errors - formatting makes it difficult to follow or read	- few spelling errors - few grammar errors - some formatting to help make the post easier to read	- all words spelled correctly - no grammar errors - formatting makes the post more interesting and easier to read
Completion X 2	- Resource page includes all or some required elements - Some of the resources chosen show awareness of the content topic	- Resource page includes all or most required elements - The resources chosen show awareness of the content topic	- Resource page includes all required elements - The resources chosen pertain to the content topic	- Resource page includes all required elements - The resources chosen are of great relevance to the content topic
Content specific criteria X 2	- Content specific criteria may be completed by the individual teacher depending on subject and content being taught	- THIS AREA LEFT BLANK ON PURPOSE	- THIS AREA LEFT BLANK ON PURPOSE	- THIS AREA LEFT BLANK ON PURPOSE

Group E 5-D-1